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February 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call steaks ordered by 10 Jews?”/“Filet minyan.”

Filet mignon (a cut of steak) has nothing to do with a minyan (a quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations), but there are jokes. "FILET MINYAN WITH MUSHROOM…

October 22, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call the first meal of the day at a nursing home?”/“Incontinental breakfast.”

A "continental breakfast" is a light breakfast (such as juice, cereal and pastries) that's often served in a hotel. There is no such thing as an "incontinental breakfast"…

August 7, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call the formal study of pasta?”/“Linguinistics.”

"Linguine" (a type of pasta) is sometimes confused with "linguistics" (the scientific study of language), especially with the portmanteau word "linguinistics."…

January 8, 2024
Education/SchoolsFood/Drink

“What do you call the head of a school of fish?”/“A Sardean.”

A school riddle is: Q: What do you call the head of a school of fish? A: A Sardean. "Sardean" is not a "dean," but a pun on "sardine." Forms of the "Sardean"…

November 22, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call the milk from a Christened cow?”/“Pastorised milk.”

"Pasteurized milk" has nothing to do with pastors, but there are jokes. "Pastorised Milk #Religiousfoods" was posted on Twitter by Marc Lemezma on November 23, 2009.…

April 26, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call the offspring of two dump trucks?”/“Dumplings.”

Dumplings have nothing to do with dump trucks, but there are jokes. "'Someone needs to do a dumpling food truck w/ potstickers, momos and stuff. And call it The Dump Truck.'…

May 31, 2022
Food/Drink

“What do you call the scraps of food that fall from the table?”/“Floor d’oeuvres.”

"Floor d’oeuvre" (floor + hors d’oeuvre) is a bit of food dropped on the floor, often to be eaten by a dog or a toddler. "#365newwords 106 floor d'oeuvres (noun) : food…

October 12, 2025
Food/Drink

“What do you call three intoxicated ghosts?”/“Three sheets to the wind.”

Ghosts are often depicted wearing sheets and saying "boo." Several popular Halloween jokes have ghosts with "boos" ("booze') and getting "sheet-faced"…

October 14, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you call two banana skins?”/“A pair of slippers.”

The banana peel gag -- laughing at someone slipping on a banana peel -- was popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. One joke is: Q: What do you call two banana skins?A: A pair of slippers.…

March 31, 2025
Food/Drink

“What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner?”/“Accommodate.”

A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 16, 2025: "What do you call two punctuation marks having dinner? Accommodate." "Accommodate" sounds like "a comma…

December 12, 2021
Food/Drink

“What do you call two salads madly in love?”/“Hopeless romainetics.”

"Romainetic" (romaine lettuce + romantic) is a portmanteau word that is somewhat popular on Valentine's Day (February 14). "The gigolo, now in his salad days, was still…

June 5, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“What do you call weightlifting vegetables?”/“Muscle sprouts.”

There are "Brussels sprouts" and no "muscle sprouts," but there are jokes. "What kind of vegetables workout in a gym? Muscle sprouts" was posted on X/Twitter by Dr.…

May 8, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you call Wikipedia for babies?”/“Wikipedialyte.”

"Wikipedialyte" (Wikipedia + Pedialyte) doesn't exist, but there are jokes. "Then u could give them wikipedialyte when they're sick :D RT @camoozle: I want to have…

December 8, 2016
Food/Drink

“What do you catch if you go fishing with gummy worms?”/“Swedish Fish.”

An obvious gummi candy riddle is: Q: What do you catch if you go fishing with gummy worms?A: Swedish Fish. "How do you catch swedish fish? With gummy worms!" was posted on Twitter on…

December 7, 2017
Food/DrinkTime/Weather

“What do you drain your Brussels sprouts with at Christmas?”/“An Advent colander.”

An Advent calendar shouldn't be written as an Advent "colander," but there have been several puns. "Each day the little Cratchits would peer through a different hole in the…

April 20, 2019
Food/Drink

“What do you eat when your Pop Tarts get stuck and break in half?”/“Top Parts.”

"Top-Parts" is a spoonerism of Pop-Tarts, a toaster pastry. "Top Parts is a spoonerism of Pop Tarts" was posted on Twitter by Jenifer S. on May 30, 2012. There have been many…

November 4, 2020
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“What do you get after eating horsemeat?”/“The trots.”

A obvious joke about eating horse meat is that it gives you "the trots" (diarrhea). "Will eating horse meat give you the trots?" was posted on Twitter by Yahoo! AnswersBOT on…

November 6, 2025
Food/Drink

“What do you get for the bagel that has everything?”

"What do you get for a person who has everything?" is a birthday and Christmas gift dilemma for many people. The "everything bagel" is sometimes added to make this phrase a…

December 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“What do you get from a cowmedian?”/“Cream of Wit!”

A cow riddle is: Q: What do you get from a cowmedian?A: Cream of wit. A "cowmedian" is a "cow-comedian." The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Cream…

April 16, 2018
Food/Drink

“What do you get from a drunk chicken?”/“Scotch eggs.”

"Scotch eggs" don't contain Scotch whisky, but there's a riddle: Q: What do you get from a drunk chicken?A: Scotch eggs. The Scotch eggs joke was posted on the newsgroup…

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